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Baked beans with mince pork


I would label this as a 'saviour' dish as it'll certainly save your day when you have unexpected guests who happened to 'overstay' for dinner.  Open a can of baked beans, toss in some mince meat and if meat is unavailable, eggs will do just fine. 

I remember that many years ago, I cooked this for my then school-going children.  I was busy that day, just managed to boil a lotus root pork ribs soup and squeezed in this dish before I rushed off to fetch them back from school.  Although they have always enjoyed this dish, they expected more food to greet them on the table after a tiring day at school.  A mere soup and a baked beans dish just won't do. I vividly remember my boy asking me whether we were in financial difficulty and needed to stinge on food ..... and this poor mama has been ridiculed ever since, whenever  'Baked beans with mince pork' is mentioned.





This dish is readily available at economy rice stalls and very often scramble eggs is a good alternative to meat.

Recipe for Baked beans with mince pork


Ingredient
  • 1 can baked beans - 425 gm (brand of your choice)
  • 200 gm  mince meat
  • 1 onion - sliced
  • 1/2  cup water
  • Tomato ketchup
  • Salt and sugar to taste
Seasoning for mince pork
  • 1/2  tsp each of :  salt, sugar and cornflour
Preparation
  1. Season the mince pork with salt, sugar and cornflour, set aside for a while.
  2. Saute the onions with some oil till fragrant.
  3. Add in the mince pork and stir-fry till meat is cooked.
  4. Add in the baked beans, water and some tomato ketchup, simmer.
  5. Fine tune to desired taste, dish out
  6. Serve hot with white rice.

Comments

  1. Cheah, kids will surely love this dish. Now I know what I'm going to cook this weekend. Thanks!

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  2. Looks so tasty! I have never had baked beans prepared this way...love the addition of pork mince.

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  3. Cheah, this is one of my favourite but I am much greedy. I would add in some fry eggs. haha....
    Have a lovely day.
    Kristy

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  4. Oh! My aunty cooks something like this as well. so yummy

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  5. Now you make me miss home with this, Cheah. I better cook also. I love to add fried eggs too.

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  6. I just cooked these beans for breakfast! but I added only fried eggs, too early to cook minced meat lol!

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  7. I cook like this too.. either this or add prawns...

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  8. Anncoo
    Yes, I'm sure the kids will love it.

    Angie
    Perhpas you should try out this version one day.

    Kristy
    I'd like them scrambled instead of fried.

    Penny
    It may look simple but it's yummy.

    MaryMoh
    Oh, this dish brings back fond memories?

    none
    Yes, it'll be too early for mince meat.

    Claire
    I'll need to try your version by adding prawns, never had it before.

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  9. I simply love baked beans. A happy friendship day to you Aunty Cheah. A pleasure to know you.

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  10. This is the one dish my whole family loves. However I diced the onions instead of slicing them. It gives the dish a uniform look.

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  11. Anonymous
    Not a bad idea to dice up the onions. Thanks for sharing!

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